economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
hegemony; leadership; initiative
national expenditure; government spending; public funds
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
United Nations organ; UN organ
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
villain; baddie; the villain's part
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
to turn into an increase; to turn into a plus; to change to an advantage
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
to listen again; to ask again
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
related information; relevant information
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
discretion; judgement; judgment
order (for goods or services); order (sequence); order (of magnitude); order
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
in any case; at all events; no matter how things turn out; whichever way it goes
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part